The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:56.10 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA) |
1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Commonwealth record |  Mitch Larkin (AUS) |
1:53.17 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 7 November 2015 |
| Games record |  James Goddard (ENG) |
1:55.58 | Delhi, India | 6 October 2010 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held at 10:31.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Martin Binedell |  South Africa |
1:57.92 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Mitch Larkin |  Australia |
1:57.99 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Bradley Woodward | Australia |
1:58.41 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Luke Greenbank | England |
1:58.54 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Josh Beaver | Australia |
1:58.73 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Markus Thormeyer |  Canada |
1:59.68 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Xavier Castelli |  Wales |
2:00.08 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Craig McNally |  Scotland |
2:00.26 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Conor Ferguson |  Northern Ireland |
2:00.77 | |
| 10 | 3 | 7 | Lewis Clareburt |  New Zealand |
2:01.54 | |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | Corey Main | New Zealand |
2:01.73 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Josiah Binnema | Canada |
2:02.06 | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Jarryd Baxter | South Africa |
2:02.17 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Bradlee Ashby | New Zealand |
2:02.32 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Jason Arthur |  Ghana |
2:03.91 | |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Stephen Milne | Scotland |
2:04.45 | |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Srihari Nataraj |  India |
2:04.75 | |
| 18 | 1 | 2 | Luan Grobbelaar | South Africa |
2:06.10 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1 | Harry Shalamon |  Jersey |
2:06.29 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Akalanka Peiris |  Sri Lanka |
2:11.56 |
Final
editThe heats was held at 19:37.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Mitch Larkin | Australia |
1:56.10 | |
 |
3 | Bradley Woodward | Australia |
1:56.57 | |
 |
2 | Josh Beaver | Australia |
1:57.04 | |
| 4 | 6 | Luke Greenbank | England |
1:57.43 | |
| 5 | 7 | Markus Thormeyer | Canada |
1:57.82 | |
| 6 | 4 | Martin Binedell | South Africa |
1:57.87 | |
| 7 | 8 | Craig McNally | Scotland |
1:58.32 | |
| 8 | 1 | Xavier Castelli | Wales |
1:59.27 |